Commonwealth Judge Alfred Swersky dropped on Wednesday four felony charges against former Virginia Delegate Joe Morrissey contending he presented fake documents in a previous case. Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos said he plans to pursue further legal action in appellate court.
University Engineering Prof. Barry Johnson has accepted a position at the National Science Foundation as the new director of the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships of the Directorate for Engineering.
Rolling Stone fully retracted its now-infamous article “A Rape on Campus” today following a report by the Columbia Journalism School which documented a host of journalistic failings behind the story which thrust the University into the national spotlight last fall.
The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors hosted a meeting Wednesday designed to gauge public perspective on the proposed county budget for the fiscal year 2016.
The University’s Women, Gender & Sexuality Program hosted a “Teach-In” Wednesday in response to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control’s March 18 arrest of third-year College student Martese Johnson and other events over the past year. Faculty members were invited to speak about how the recent events at the University relate to their own work.
The Charlottesville City Market reopens Saturday for its 42nd season. The farmers and artisans market will be held in the parking lot at 100 Water Street, adjacent to the market’s location in past years.
The Virginia Policy Review hosted a conference Wednesday night on the publication of a Nationwide Sexual Assault Policy for universities.
The Batten School and the Architecture School co-hosted a panel entitled “Sustainable Urban Policy and Smart Cities” Tuesday evening. The panel consisted of various professors from the Urban and Environmental Planning department, the Architecture School and a San Francisco Bay Area non-profit, SPUR.
Amherst County Attorney Ellen Bowyer filed a lawsuit Monday on behalf of the Commonwealth of Virginia seeking an injunction to stop the closure of Sweet Briar College.
A panel on due process, Title IX and campus sexual misconduct was held at the Caplin Pavilion at the University Law School Wednesday evening. After concerns of poor representation on the panel, Student Council decided yesterday to no longer sponsor the event.
The celebration of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month began Tuesday with an opening ceremony featuring spoken word poet, Jason Chu.
The Board of Visitors heard an oral report last week from O’Melveny and Myers, LLP on the status of their independent review of the University’s response to the 2012 sexual assault detailed in Rolling Stone. The firm is scheduled to release a final written report sometime in April.
In commemoration of International Transgender Day of Visibility the University’s Queer Student Union hosted transgender activist Janet Mock as a part of Pride Week.
The University Center for Politics hosted Ambassador of the Argentine Republic Cecilia Nahón Monday, with the Latin American Studies Program as part of the Center’s Global Perspectives on Democracy Program’s Ambassador Series.
The Black Law Students Association hosted Law alumnus Eric Broyles Monday for a lecture entitled, “Encounters with Police: A Black Man’s Guide to Survival.”
The Seven Society announced it will donate $77,000 to CAPS and $37,000 to the Women’s Center in light of the events of last semester.
The University released a revised interim Policy on Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment and Other Forms of Interpersonal Violence this afternoon.
The University Judiciary Committee held elections Sunday evening to determine the four voting members of the executive committee.
Sharon Davie, the University Women’s Center founding director, has announced she will be retiring at the end of the academic year, vacating a position she has held for 25 years.
The Charlottesville City Council approved expenditure amendments to the proposed budget Thursday night, restoring funding to the Public Housing Association of Residents.
